北京市东城区2018届高三上学期期末考试
英语试题
2018.01
本试卷共10页，共120分。考试时长100分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：It’s so nice to hear from her again. ______, we last met more than thirty years ago. A. What’s more B. That’s to say C. In other words D. Believe it or not 答案是D。
1. --You’re late again.
--Sorry. I ______ to set my alarm clock. A. forget B. will forget C. forgot D. would forget 2. Lily’s drawing may not be excellent, ______ I know she has done her best. A. so B. although C. before D. as 3. Some pressure is good for you _____ it can help you try harder. A. unless B. although C. before D. as 4. Could you tell Jill ______ she should bring to the meeting tomorrow? A. what B. when C. whether D. why 5. I ______ My. Bert of the change of the meeting. You don’t have to phone him again. A. have informed B. will have informed C. would inform D. had informed
6. Workers have been working through the night ______ the bridge safe. A. made B. to make C. being made D. having made 7. Chinese kites in ancient times ______ in the shape of birds. A. design B. had designed C. were designed D. have been designed 8. --Remind me to buy a bottle of wine for the party this weekend. --I ______. A. can B. must C. should D. will 9. The train is ______ schedule. You’ll have to wait another fifteen minutes. A. in B. behind C. across D. off
10. The rainforest is an amazing place, ______ with plants and animals that aren’t found anywhere else in the world. A. filling B. filled C. being filled D. to fill
11. ______ we want to get to Chicago by sunset, it means having to leave at dawn tomorrow. A. If B. After C. While D. Where
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12. History enables pupils to learn about their culture, ______ helps them to understand the society they live in.
A. who B. which C. where D. that
13. ______ 840 square miles, the national park has beautiful lakes, mountains and forests. A. Cover B. Covering C. Covered D. To cover 14. ______ he works is considered the financial center of the city. A. What B. Why C. Where D. How 15. --How was the party last Saturday? --It was fun; you ______. A. came B. had come C. would come D. should have come
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Big City Bus Driver
When I was 20, I went to stay with a friend for two weeks in Vancouver. My friend worked during the day, so I decided to go 16 on my own. I knew where I was and where I wanted to go, the Vancouver Aquarium （温哥华水族馆）. It sounded 17 . But soon I was completed 18 . I boarded a bus, figuring it must do a circle, right? I rode a good half hour before becoming impatient and then got 19 . I walked quite a while, up and down various blocks, but had no idea where I was.
I’ve lived in a tiny town all my life, rarely leaving it. Being a “small town girl”, I admit I’m fairly 20 about city life. People at home always told me city people were cold and unconcerned about others, so I was afraid to 21 to anyone.
I got on another bus, and then another again. Finally, after hours, I decided to get on ONE bus, and stay on 22 I recognized something. I rode over half and hour. Nothing ever seemed 23 . When I became the only passenger on the bus, I began to get 24 . I had no cellphone, and didn't even 25 my friend’s office telephone number.
As I was about to give up and leave the bus, the driver asked 26 I wanted to go. I told him the aquarium, and he laughed, saying his bus wouldn’t go anywhere near. I 27 back in my seat, really afraid and upset. He asked where I was from, and I told him what had happened and now I just wanted to go back to my friend’s place.
28 , the driver pulled the bus over and called me to the front. He gave me detailed 29 as to which buses to take, and how to understand the bus system. He 30 printed the bus tickets I needed from his machine.
I was shocked. He spent a good twenty minutes 31 me, telling me everything I needed to know, before giving me the tickets. I thanked him repeatedly, and asked him how much I 32 for the tickets. “Nothing. Just get yourself to your friend’s home.”
Thanks to his 33 , I was able to make my way back to my friend’s house. I don’t know what I would have done if that driver had not taken the 34 to help me. What people had told me was not true. City people 35 , just like the driver. I never did learn his name, but I’ll always remember him. 16. A. marching B. shopping C. cycling D. exploring
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17. A. simple B. special C. far D. true 18. A. late B. tired C. alone D. lost 19. A. up B. off C. over D. about 20. A. guilty B. impatient C. ignorant D. serious 21. A. walk B. nod C. talk D. write 22. A. because B. until C. though D. after 23. A. familiar B. interesting C. necessary D. ordinary 24. A. scared B. surprised C. angry D. curious 25. A. call B. notice C. tell D. know 26. A. how B. why C. whether D. where 27. A. looked B. sank C. dropped D. kept 28. A. Obviously B. Amazingly C. Gradually D. Usually 29. A. appointments B. positions C. instructions D. requirements 30. A. only B. ever C. almost D. even 31. A. with B. on C. at D. to 32. A. bought B. owed C. ordered D. charged 33. A. courage B. honesty C. kindness D. trust 34. A. time B. pain C. place D. risk 35. A. serve B. behave C. care D. understand 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park Volunteer Program Building a Community of Park Stewards
Position Title: Wildlife Volunteer – Butterfly Monitors (2 positions) Dates: Mid May to September, 2018 Hours: 8 ~ 16 hours / week
Location: Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Duties: Park staff will train volunteers in butterfly identification and data recording for one week before volunteers work in team of two to help track butterfly monitoring areas. Butterfly monitoring areas are 1 ~ 2 miles in length
and are walked one time per week. There are a total of three butterfly monitoring areas within the park. Butterflies are identified by using binoculars （望远镜） or by netting and releasing. Data is recorded on data sheets.
Skills Required: Applicants must have self motivation and desire to work with others. Volunteers will work during days when temperature is 70 degrees or more, between 10:30 am and 5 pm. Ability to walk a long distance in hot and humid conditions is needed. Skills with basic butterfly identification are not a must but helpful.
Requirements: Applicants must complete a National Park Service Agreement and have their backgrounds looked into. U. S. citizenship is required. Applicants must be current Kent State University students.
How to Apply: Please request an application from Mike Johnson at gkovach@kent.edu and send it back to Mike Johnson at gkovach@kent.edu, with the above position title as the subject, by February 15, 2018. If 高三第一学期期末英语试卷 第3页（共9页）